I
am selling a Visconti Erotic Art Series 2015 Shunga Limited Edition fountain
pen with Visconti 23kt palladium Dreamtouch large Extra-Fine nib (two-tone rhodium-plated). Please note the pen pictured shows a Fine nib... the pen will actually be supplied and shipped with an Extra-Fine nib.
Screw-on cap closure. Has an internal barrel and a slip-off outer barrel. Cap, air-brush-painted outer barrel and gripping section are made of resin, while the internal barrel is made of enamelled/air-brush-painted resin exhibiting the finely hand-painted panel scene.......each pen in this series individually painted. Gold-plated trim. Power filling mechanism, with filler knob at the end of the inner barrel. Visconti
produced this series of 388 numbered fountain pens in
2005.
The Erotic Art 2015 Series collection... Visconti says....
A
collection of pens devoted to erotic art and inspired by... the pocket watch! In past times, pocket watches had opening
cases whose covers concealed an erotic picture on the inside.
We
have created a pen which, just like a watch, has a barrel divided into two
sections that allows access to its mechanical parts and conceals an erotic
painting on the inside.
Concealing
an erotic picture might raise a smile in an era when nudity is so freely
available on the web, but we liked the idea and it harks back to an age when
there was less pornography but possibly far more eroticism!
Nor
did we stop at just a picture. Thanks to
technology, we have also built a touch of healthy voyeurism into each pen. A
keyhole pierced just behind the clip allows aspiring peeping Toms to view an
erotic scene made by laser using nanotechnology.
We
have chosen three themes which we consider to be classics of eroticism as an
art form: Casanova, Shunga and the Kamasutra.
Casanova,
the great Venetian lover, represents the typically Italian and extremely
romantic and elegant "whispered" eroticism that was so popular in
high society in the late 18th and early 19th centuries;
Shunga,
a Sino-Japanese form of erotic art dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries,
were fully-fledged erotic instruction manuals intended for young wives as a
form of sex education, but also for troops setting out for war;
And
the Kamasutra needs neither introduction nor explanation. One has but to recall that while sexual
liberation hit the West in the 1970s, it had occurred in India 2,000 years
earlier, if we consider that the Kamasutra was written some time between 400 BC
and 200 AD!
This is a beautiful pen from a truly wonderful pen manufacturer.
Mint in special Visconti wooden box with ID card, and
warranty booklet. The outer may show shop wear/scuffing. Approximate dimensions... length closed is 15.8 cm, length open is 14.1cm, width at
widest point on cap is 1.7cm, and weight empty is 70g. Group photos are for illustrative purposes only. One pen is being supplied.
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occur, and are out of the Seller’s control, and the Seller is not responsible for
them.
An important note regarding the nib and writing performance of this fountain
pen
A fountain pen nib can be a joy to write with, provided it has been
tuned properly. Unfortunately factory settings are not optimal for some
fountain pens that are new "out of the box", and occasionally tuning
is required. Your pen, once purchased,
will be checked by us prior to sending.
It may need some tuning.
After purchase and before sending each fountain pen, whether a gold,
palladium, steel or other metal nib, I will test the nib unit with ink, and
check (and adjust as necessary) to ensure it writes correctly. Then I will wash
the nib unit and dry it. In this way I can be sure the pen will write
correctly........ BUT sometimes there some residual water/ink will find its way
down the feeder during courier air travel.
If the buyer prefers this procedure not be undertaken, a message to that
effect should be left with the order. However, in such circumstances the
writing performance shall not be warranted, and I will not accept returns on
account of the writing performance of the nib, or the presence of residual
fluid around the nib/feeder.